DICTIONARY
The Chinese word deng - 灯 - dēng
(lamp in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
dēng
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English translations
lamp, burner, electronic tube,
light, lantern
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 灯 ( dēng ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
灯 ( deng / dēng ) in traditional characters
燈
Topic
Character complexity
灯 is composed of 6 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
fire | beacon
灯 ( deng / dēng ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 986)
灯 ( deng / dēng ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 986)
Chinese example words containing the character 灯 ( deng / dēng )
床头灯 ( chuángtóudēng = bedside lamp ), 灯节 ( dēngjié = Lantern Festival ), 灯具 ( dēngjù = lamps and lanterns ), 灯笼 ( dēnglong = lantern ), 灯塔 ( dēngtă = lighthouse ), 电灯 ( diàndēng = lamp ), 红绿灯 ( hónglǜdēng = traffic lights ), 交通灯 ( jiāotōngdēng = traffic light ), 绿灯 ( lǜdēng = green light ), 闪光灯 ( shănguāngdēng = flashlight )
Other characters that are pronounced dēng in Chinese
More words that mean lamp in Chinese
diàndēng ( 电灯 )
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